List of Famous people born in August
Chie Tanaka
Chie Tanaka is a Japanese model and actress who is based in Taiwan. She is best known for her role as Tomoko in Cape No. 7, the second top-selling film in Taiwanese cinematic history.
Callum Johnson
Callum Johnson is a British professional boxer who challenged once for the IBF light-heavyweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018 and the British light-heavyweight title in 2018. As an amateur, he won a gold medal whilst representing Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung is an Indonesian badminton player who plays in the singles event. Her club is PB. Mutiara Cardinal in Bandung, West Java, and entered the national team in 2013.
Niki Chow
Niki Chow is a Hong Kong actress and singer.
Ding Yanyuhang
Ding Yanyuhang is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He is one of the greatest Chinese basketball players and scorers of this generation, and was set to join the NBA after a successful showing with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2017 NBA Summer League at the age of 23. However, repeated knee injuries sidelined him from play after stellar CBA seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18, where he won back-to-back CBA MVPs. This included a magnificent run in the 2018 CBA playoffs, where he scored an average of 29.8 PPG. However, as of November 2019, Ding is still recovering from a string of foot and knee injuries and is currently unsigned.
Ong Seongwu
Ong Seong-wu is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the survival reality show Produce 101 Season 2, where he finished in fifth place, and is a former member of the show's derivative boy group Wanna One. Following Wanna One's disbandment, Ong made his acting debut with cast At Eighteen (2019). Ong also established his career as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, Layers, on March 25, 2020.
Meredith Eaton
Meredith Hope Eaton is an American actress. She is 4 feet (1.2 m) tall and refers to herself as a "short-stature actress". She is known for portraying the attorney Emily Resnick on the CBS television series Family Law, for her recurring role as Bethany Horowitz on the ABC series Boston Legal, and for her lead role as Matilda "Matty" Webber on the CBS series MacGyver.
Nick Easter
Nicholas James Easter is an English rugby union coach and former player. He played as a Number 8 for Orrell, Harlequins and the England national team.
Chris van Tulleken
Alexander 'Dr. Xand' van Tulleken and Christoffer 'Dr. Chris' van Tulleken are British doctors, TV presenters and identical twin brothers. They are best known for presenting the series Operation Ouch! Chris has become well known for his two-part television special for BBC One entitled The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs. Xand has also presented shows without his brother.
Serpil Midyatli
Serpil Midyatli is a German politician who has been serving as deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, and chairwoman of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein since 2019.